When I got up here and I was new to the big leagues, 'Tek put down a sign and I just grabbed it and threw it. That's where I got in trouble. Being hit a little bit and not knowing how to respond to it. Now I've evolved into a pitcher ... When I got up here, the adversity that I've never faced -- and didn't think I was going to face coming here -- was a big step for me. Being able to know what I want to throw after a pitch is made, and know what I'm going to throw the next pitch, is a huge thing for me ...

Buchholz also raved about Victor Martinez to ESPN's Amy K. Nelson:

He's been awesome so far for me. Little things go wrong and he'll come out and talk to you and he'll try and settle you down. ... It's nice for a catcher to be in the game as much as you are.

If you wanted to, you could read that as a slap at Jason Varitek, but I'll refrain, since Nelson was writing an article specifically about Martinez.